Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
AUD 70,000 annual stipend plus on-call and after-hours assisting
Deadline
31 October 2026
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureRoutine and complex open and arthroscopic shoulder and elbow surgery, supervised clinics, 3D planning, patient-specific instrumentation, navigation, audit and dedicated translational research
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Specialist international medical graduates may be eligible for Australia's short-term training in a medical specialty pathway for up to 24 months. Eligibility requires recognised qualifications, completed internship, specialist or near-completion status, a confirmed host offer, college assessment and Medical Board/Ahpra registration; AOA accreditation alone does not guarantee host acceptance.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
An eligible specialist IMG undertaking up to 24 months of advanced training may use the Medical Board of Australia's short-term training pathway. This requires primary-source verification, a confirmed position, specialist-college assessment, supervised-practice documents and limited registration for postgraduate training or supervised practice.
✓Published by official source
Language
Australian medical registration applicants must meet the current Ahpra English-language skills standard through an accepted education or test pathway; the standard includes IELTS Academic, OET, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT and Cambridge routes with current score and validity rules.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline31 October 2026
Commencing dateMid-year intake; the 2026 selection round is for a mid-2028 start
Application route / cycleAll applications by 31 October each year for commencement two years later; selection process in November/December 2026 is for fellows starting mid-year 2028, via CV, references and formal interview
Orthopaedic specialist qualification recognisable by AHPRA
Strong interpersonal skills
IELTS 7 or above in all four components
For the Medical Board short-term training pathway: a primary medical qualification recognised by the AMC and World Directory of Medical Schools
Completed medical internship or comparable overseas training
Qualified as a specialist in the country of training, or within two years of completing specialist training
A confirmed Australian training-position offer and specialist-college suitability assessment before limited-registration application
Application documents
Published by official source
Expression of interest
CV
References
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A twelve-month clinical and research fellowship with an AUD 70,000 stipend plus assisting income. The current AOA summary publishes the curriculum, eligibility, annual 31 October deadline and two-year-ahead selection timetable.
Intended for: Qualified orthopaedic surgeons eligible for an AHPRA educational-fellowship registration pathway
HOST INSTITUTION
About MQ Health / Macquarie University Hospital
Training spans Macquarie University Hospital and Clinic, Sydney Adventist Hospital and Wyvern Private Hospital, with weekly protected research time in the Macquarie Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. Australian registration pathway: medicalboard.gov.au ↗. English standard: ahpra.gov.au ↗.
Conjoint Associate Professor and orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon
Affiliation
MQ Health / Macquarie University
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow reconstruction, arthroscopy, arthroplasty and translational biomechanics
Qualifications
FRACS; FAOrthA
The current AOA directory identifies Sumit Raniga with accredited fellowship NSW16149. Macquarie's official profile confirms his clinical and research roles.
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